investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
serious; not joking; straight
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to have a talk; to tell a story
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to talk; to chat; to chatter
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to subsist; to keep on living
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...